MOGAS Announces New VP Operations and Director of QHSE

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MOGAS Industries, Inc. (MOGAS) announced today the appointment of Jose Osuna as vice president of operations, who will assume duties and responsibilities previously performed by the vice president of manufacturing, Sam Furman, who will retire after an advisory transition period.

In this senior leadership position, Mr. Osuna will oversee the companyâ€™s manufacturing processes and costs to ensure that MOGASâ€™ best-in-class work flow optimization delivers to MOGAS customers the value they expect.

Mr. Osuna comes to MOGAS from TechnipFMC, where he was the vice president of well completion systems. His success in operations excellence twice earned him the Chairmanâ€™s Awardâ€”the highest award given by the corporation globally.

MOGAS CEO and President, Matt Mogas commented: â€œJose has more than 20 years of knowledge and experience in areas of operations, manufacturing, lean processes, and project and product management. I feel confident that he will be able to take the foundation that Sam has created and expand upon it to help us reach our organizational goals.â€�

â€œI bring to MOGAS high energy and a passion for excellence,â€� says Mr. Osuna. â€œThis passion drives me to strive for positive change and continuous improvement, and to develop talent in the organization.â€�

With the upcoming retirement of MOGAS Director of Quality, Hashimali Merchant, MOGAS announces the hiring of Dragos Oprea, who will assume the responsibilities in quality and export compliance functions, as well as the companyâ€™s health, safety and environmental (HSE) programs and initiatives.

Mr. Oprea previously held positions of vice president of quality and HSE at ShawCor â€“ Flexpipe Systems, and as director of corporate quality assurance at New Process Steel.&nbsp;He has global experience with a wide variety of suppliers and customers in manufacturing and service industries, e.g., automotive, energy, oil &amp; gas.

â€œWith Dragosâ€™ background in lean and Six Sigma methodologies, as well as a focus on quality and HSE, he will help facilitate and execute cross-departmental projects and process improvements to eliminate redundancies and ineffective processes,â€� says MOGAS CEO and President, Matt Mogas.

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